Mixed Race Studies

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  • These are the beautiful, complex Blaxicans of Los Angeles

    These are the beautiful, complex Blaxicans of Los Angeles Fusion 2015-09-24 Jorge Rivas, National Affairs Correspondent Back when Walter Thompson-Hernandez was in graduate school, his friends and family would give him blank stares as he explained what he was studying. Finally, in an effort to make his work more accessible, he started an Instagram account…

  • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself

    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself Thayer and Eldridge 1861 Harriet Ann Jacobs (1813-1897) Edited by Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) Read the entire book here or here.

  • Obama and hip-hop: a breakup song

    Obama and hip-hop: a breakup song The Washington Post 2015-09-25 Erik Nielson, Assistant Professor of Liberal Arts University of Richmond Travis L. Gosa, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Erik Nielson is an assistant professor of liberal arts at the University of Richmond. Travis L. Gosa is an assistant professor of…

  • Genetic Approaches to Health Disparities

    Genetic Approaches to Health Disparities Chapter in Genetics, Health and Society (Advances in Medical Sociology, Volume 16) (2014) pages 71-93 DOI: 10.1108/S1057-629020150000016003 Catherine Bliss, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of California, San Francisco Purpose This chapter explores the rise in genetic approaches to health disparities at the turn of the twenty-first century. Methodology/approach Analysis of…

  • The Marketization of Identity Politics

    The Marketization of Identity Politics Sociology Volume 47, Number 5 (October 2013) pages 1011-1025 DOI: 10.1177/0038038513495604 Catherine Bliss, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of California, San Francisco Sociology has begun to question how new genetic sciences affect older ways of constructing and contesting social identity, including forms of identity politics that have brought women and…

  • It’s amazing, really—this intransigent, irrational belief that the language of “colorblindness” can actually undo centuries of race-making.

    It’s amazing, really—this intransigent, irrational belief that the language of “colorblindness” can actually undo centuries of race-making. The French seem to believe, that through the magical power of language alone, they can talk racism into oblivion. Nevermind the fact that France spent centuries establishing racial hierarchies at home and in its colonial empire for the…

  • France’s Approach to Fighting Racism: Pretty Words and Magical Thinking

    France’s Approach to Fighting Racism: Pretty Words and Magical Thinking The Huffington Post 2015-05-07 Crystal Fleming, Assistant Professor of Sociology Stony Brook University, The State University of New York I first came to France twelve years ago during my junior year abroad. I was the first person in my family to get a passport and…

  • Review: Trevor Noah Keeps ‘Daily Show’ DNA in Debut

    Review: Trevor Noah Keeps ‘Daily Show’ DNA in Debut The New York Times 2015-09-29 James Poniewozik, Television Critic The post-Jon Stewart version of “The Daily Show” that Trevor Noah and Comedy Central unveiled on Monday night was a bit like a new iPhone. It was sleeker, fresher and redesigned. There were tweaks here and there…

  • A Global Look at Mixing: Problems, Pitfalls and Possibilities

    A Global Look at Mixing: Problems, Pitfalls and Possibilities Journal of Intercultural Studies Volume 35, Issue 6, 2014 pages 677-688 DOI: 10.1080/07256868.2014.968305 Erica Chito Childs, Associate Professor of Sociology Hunter College, The City University of New York The importance of studying mixed race in a global perspective is gaining momentum. The global economy, growing rates…

  • Black No More? The Recent Recognition of Mixed-Race Identity

    For most of the history of the United States, the racial categorization of mixed black/white persons was illogical and often contradictory (Sollors, “Introduction” 6). Generally speaking, people with any percentage of black ancestry were most commonly classified simply as black (according to the “one-drop rule” imposed by whites), and, at times, recognized as a separate…